michaelhobson Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 I'll continue to update this log as I'm abled to. I got the above three posts copied and pasted in with no problem, then it went to s!@#. I'll try again later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renecarol25 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 how's your training going? Are you slacking with the workouts or with the posting? - I'm both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 how's your training going? Are you slacking with the workouts or with the posting? - I'm both Hi Renee! The workouts and the posting are going well, I have continued to update my vegan fitness log here http://www.veganfitness.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2582 Okay, since you asked, I'm going to get motivated to start posting it in both places again. Monday, Oct 17 Barbel Bench Press -5x135 pounds5x1853x5x2054x205 Close Grip Bench - 3x8x155 pounds Dips - 2x10xbodyweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 Tuesday, October 18 Lat Pulldown -10x150 pounds8x1706x190 Barbel Bent Over Row - 3x8x135pounds, 3x185 Rack Pulls (from knee level) -5x225 pounds5x3153x4052x1x4551x475 Barbel Shrugs - 10x225pounds, 3x5x315 Machine Bicep Curls - 2x10x100pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted October 20, 2005 Author Share Posted October 20, 2005 Thursday, October 20 Standing Barbel Shoulder Press -10x45 pounds5x955x1053x5x115 Barbel Upright Rows - 3x6x110 pounds Barbel Shrugs - 10x225 pounds3x6x27510x225 Short workout today, not much time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted October 23, 2005 Author Share Posted October 23, 2005 Saturday, October 22 Squats -10x45 pounds6x1355x1854x2253x275 not parallel3x325 not parallel Pull Ups 3xbodyweight Quarter Squats -5x375 pounds5x425 Pull Ups 3xbodyweight Dumbel Incline Bench Press - 8x50 pounds each6x605x704x80 Pec Deck - 2x10x150 pounds Ab Crunches - 4x25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted October 24, 2005 Author Share Posted October 24, 2005 Monday, October 24 All the benches were taken, so I tried out the Hammer Strength Bench Machine. I really don't like the machine, it was twisting my shoulders in a weird way and I had the bad feeling I was going to get injured. I only did two sets and then a bench was available. Hammer Strength Bench - 8x100 pounds, 6x150 pounds Barbell Bench Press - 5x135 pounds3x5x1854x2052x3x205 Feeling a little weak today, but it isn't surprising. I have been under some very intense emotional stress and not eating properly. I met one of the personal trainers at the gym today, Gerard. He was really cool and very interested in my vegan bodybuilding shirt. I told him about Rob and the site and he's going to check it out. He said he had tried going vegetarian years ago, but quickly lost weight. I told him I went vegan and gained 40 pounds this year. Dumbell Bicep Curls -6x45 pounds each4x552x60 Hammer Curls - 10x35 pounds each Dips - 3x12xbodyweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSiren Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I met one of the personal trainers at the gym today, Gerard. He was really cool and very interested in my vegan bodybuilding shirt. I told him about Rob and the site and he's going to check it out. He said he had tried going vegetarian years ago, but quickly lost weight. I told him I went vegan and gained 40 pounds this year. Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compassionategirl Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I met one of the personal trainers at the gym today, Gerard. He was really cool and very interested in my vegan bodybuilding shirt. I told him about Rob and the site and he's going to check it out. He said he had tried going vegetarian years ago, but quickly lost weight. I told him I went vegan and gained 40 pounds this year. Nice going Michael! You just might have re-planted the seed! Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 Yeah, talking to Gerard was really nice. We hadn't really talked before, but he has commented on my size and the semi-respectable weights I am managing these days. I guess this was the first time he saw me in my VB&F shirt and he was pretty surprised. Being a 240 pound vegan is handy in some situations. My motivation for working out has been 100% because I enjoy it. More and more though I am inspired to reach new levels of fitness, because of the doors it opens in letting people know about a healthier and compassionate vegan lifestyle. I am a lapsed vegan activist from many years ago. It's really inspiring that my hobby is giving me a positive non-threatening way to share veganism. I'm starting to understand why Rob is so passionate about this whole Vegan Bodybuilding thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 Tuesday, October 25 Had to wait for a space to do deadlifts, so did some cable rows while I waited. Then continued to do cable rows between deadlift sets. Seated Cable Rows - 8x8x150 pounds Deadlifts -5x135 pounds5x2253x3151x385fx435 Haven't been eating enough to have that kind of energy.3x3x3151x315 to rack the weight. Ab Crunches - 3x25 Pull Ups - 3,2,1 x bodyweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted October 26, 2005 Author Share Posted October 26, 2005 Wednesday, October 26 Barbell Overhead Presses - Strict - 5x45pounds, 5x95 Push Press - 1x135, 1x155, 1x175, 2xfx185 Push on 1st rep, then strict - 2x5x135 I'm working on overhead presses for a contest over on Vegan Fitness. I have only done strict presses before for a max of 155, the contest is to get it up any way you can. 175 is a decent weight to have overhead, but I think there is more once I master the technique. It would be better after a rest day too, not after a deadlift day. Weight lifters have so many damned excuses! Barbell Shrugs - 10x135pounds, 10x225, 3x6x315 Barbell Upright Row - 8x100pounds, 3x4x120 My chest and triceps needed some stretching, so Dips - 2x20xbodyweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted October 28, 2005 Author Share Posted October 28, 2005 Friday, October 28 Felt like pushing some heavy singles today, I haven't lifted anywhere near my max for a couple of months. I was happy with the 245, just 10 pounds under my PB, but frustrated to fail on a second rep at 225. I think I will start a creatine cycle this weekend and start pushing some heavy weights again. Barbell Bench Press -5x135 pounds3x1851x2051x2251x2351x2451x225 failed attempting second rep1x225 Pull Ups x bodyweight - 1x4, 1x2 Chin Ups x bodyweight - 1x4, 1x2 Dumbel Incline Bench Press - 2x10x60 pounds each 1x7x60 Machine Bicep Curls - 3x8x100 pounds Dips - 2x15xbodyweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 Monday, October 31 Barbell Bench Press -6x135 pounds5x1853x2052x225 - failed attempting third rep2x2251x225 - failed attempting second rep 7x185 Squats - 5x135 pounds5x1855x2253x275 That's it, short and simple! I haven't been eating enough, actually started creatine over the weekend and still lost 2 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 Tuesday, November 1 Overhead pressing day. Seated - Strict10x45 pounds5x953x1152x1251x1351x155 Standing - Clean and Push Press1x135 pounds1x1551x1751x185 Missed the first push and tried again! New PB by 10 pounds. Barbell Upright Row - 3x3x135 pounds Barbell Shrugs - 10x135 pounds10x2253x6x315 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 And you complain that your lats are too small? Do more chin ups! Strict with perfect form, explosive up, slow down, loaded stretch at the bottom. Even if you don't like them - especially then! - they're the best you can do for your lats. Don't just bench and press and lift Or do so, but don't complain It's amazing how heavy you can press overhead, compared to your max weight in bench press. Or maybe it's just me, i was always weak in pressing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 I want giant lat wings like you Alex! I guess I am doing alright though, I'm 33 and have only been lifting for a year. I actually enjoy chin-ups, I just haven't ever been abled to do them. Good news I have gone from a max of one poorly executed chin-up to 5 with three decent reps. If you say this is the way to get lats, I'll start doing more of them. Yeah, my bench is kind of sorry compared to my overhead. I just started doing overhead presses about two months ago and immediately added 20 pounds to my bench which is now at 255. I expect to see 265-275 by the end of the year. I'll never catch Jonathan on the 300 pounds! That's okay, I can still out-squat him! Thanks for the feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willpeavy Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 I can't believe you've only been lifting a year. At the weights you are at, I figured you had been into weighlifting for much longer. I agree with Alex about the pullups, I've been doing a couple hundred reps a week lately (at bodyweight) and have been noticing a lot of growth in the past month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted November 4, 2005 Author Share Posted November 4, 2005 Thursday, November 3 Deadlifts -6x135 pounds5x2253x2951x3651x415 Nice solid rep with good form!2xfx465 Ugh! I really want that one to go down soon! Failed about 8 inches up, mostly right grip. I think some chalk could have made the difference here. Stupid no-chalk gyms! 2x3651x225 Chins/Pull Ups 4,2,2,2,2 Barbell Bench Press -5x135 pounds5x1555x1853x2052x2251x2357x185 12x135 very close grip. Tried to do some dips, but couldn't due to pain in the left shoulder blade. I woke up with the pain yesterday, but it went away. I guess there is some minor injury there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbwii Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Great work MH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 Monday, November 7 Standing Barbell Shoulder Press - (strict form)10x45 pounds6x954x1153x3x125 Pull Ups - 3 Upright Barbell Row - 3x6x110 These are getting easy, will up to 115 next week. Pull Ups - 3 Barbell Shrugs -10x135 pounds - utlra wide grip past the rings10x225 pounds - utlra wide grip past the rings6x3154x3352x3552x6x315 Dumbell Shoulder Press - 10x50 pounds each Pull Ups - 3 Hanging Leg Raises - 15 My abs are very strong under that layer of fat. Crunches - 2x25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Hanging Leg Raises - 15 My abs are very strong under that thick thick thick layer of fat. i am in no doubt that they are! btw - welcome to the world of quote-foo jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 Hanging Leg Raises - 15 My abs are very strong under that thick thick thick layer of fat. i am in no doubt that they are, i love the feel when i run my hands over them! How's that for quote-foo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 good god no - thats just wrong!!!!! pissing myself with laughter though!!! you may have won the battle but the wars only just begun jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 Wednesday, Novemer 9 Barbell Bench Press -10x135 pounds8x1555x1853x2052x2252x1x235fx245 @#$%!!!5x20512x135 close grip Something painful happened in my left shoulder at the lockout of the last frickin rep! I think it will be okay, but decided to end my workout. Well, a few crunches for the old gut wont hurt the shoulder any. Crunches - 2x25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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